spooky

Who acts: Spooky, old house, We, It, woods, pony · What happens: mean, be, look, tell, decorate, draw · To what, where: spooky stories, campfire, classroom, same picture, plastic bags, creaking door · Speech: someone speaks here

«spooky» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: spooky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Spooky means strange and a bit frightening, as if there might be ghosts.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 frightening	cc
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 frightening	obl:unmarked
7	frightening	frightening	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 strange	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 ghosts	punct
9	as	as	ADP	_	14 ghosts	case
10	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 be	mark
11	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	13 be	expl
12	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 be	aux
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 ghosts	cop
14	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 means	parataxis
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Spooky					strange property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is	infinitive						as ghosts	tree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Spooky can mean strangely surprising, like an odd coincidence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	strangely	strangely	ADV	_	5 surprising	advmod
5	surprising	surprising	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 coincidence	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	10 coincidence	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 coincidence	det
9	odd	odd	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 coincidence	amod
10	coincidence	coincidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Spooky					surprising property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, of an animal — kept apart, not parsed.

Easily frightened or nervous, as in a spooky horse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Easily	easily	ADV	_	2 frightened	advmod
2	frightened	frightened	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 nervous	cc
4	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 frightened	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 horse	punct
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 horse	mark
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 horse	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 horse	det
9	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 horse	amod
10	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 frightened	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 frightened	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The old house on the hill looks spooky at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 house	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 house	amod
3	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looks	nsubj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 hill	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hill	det
6	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 house	nmod
7	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 looks	xcomp
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 night	case
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looks	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the old house on the hill				night	spooky property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

We told spooky stories around the campfire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 stories	amod
4	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 told	obj
5	around	around	ADP	_	7 campfire	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 campfire	det
7	campfire	campfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	We	spooky stories		the campfire			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 3

Our classroom is decorated with spooky bats for Halloween.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 classroom	nmod:poss
2	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 decorated	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 decorated	aux:pass
4	decorated	decorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 bats	case
6	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bats	amod
7	bats	bat	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 decorated	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 Halloween	case
9	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 decorated	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 decorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	present · passive		Our classroom				with spooky bats; for Halloween	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with bat=Theme

Example 4

It's spooky that we both drew the same picture!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 spooky	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 spooky	cop
3	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 drew	mark
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 drew	nsubj
6	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	7 drew	nsubj
7	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 spooky	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 picture	det
9	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 picture	amod
10	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drew	obj
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 spooky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					spooky property	tree rules
2	draw	past	we	the same picture					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme

Example 5

The woods were spooky and silent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 woods	det
2	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 spooky	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 spooky	cop
4	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 silent	cc
6	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 spooky	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spooky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the woods					spooky property	tree rules
2	be		the woods not said here						tree rules

Example 6

The pony is spooky and jumps at plastic bags.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pony	det
2	pony	pony	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spooky	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 spooky	cop
4	spooky	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 jumps	cc
6	jumps	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 spooky	conj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 bags	case
8	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bags	compound
9	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 jumps	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spooky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the pony					spooky property	tree rules
2	jump	present	the pony not said here			plastic bags			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bag=Trajectory

Example 7

The spookiest part of the film was the creaking door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 part	det
2	spookiest	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 part	amod
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 door	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 film	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 film	det
6	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 part	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 door	cop
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 door	det
9	creaking	creak	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 door	amod
10	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 door	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	creak	gerund							vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	past	the spookiest part of the film	the creaking door					tree rules

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